Learn more about Point Nemo, a remote area in the Pacific where the ISS will be sent in 2030 or 2031.

Point Nemo sits quietly in the southern Pacific, marked on maps but rarely thought about. It is not a destination in any usual sense. There are no shi.

The International Space Station just notched a major milestone, but its days are numbered. Sunday (Nov. 2) marked the 25th anniversary of continuous human occupation of the International Space Station ...

After more than two decades of service in orbit, the International Space Station (ISS) is heading toward a dramatic end. By late 2030, the historic space laboratory will be deorbited and sent crashing ...

Point Nemo, located in the South Pacific, was computed in 1992. It's equidistant (2,688 km) from Ducie, Motu Nui, and Maher Islands. Over 250 deorbited spacecraft have been sunk there since the 1970s.

Point Nemo is the most isolated location on Earth, sitting deep in the Pacific Ocean, farther from any human settlement than anywhere else on the planet.

Point Nemo lies in the South Pacific Ocean, at 48°52.6′ south latitude and 123°23.6′ west longitude to be exact. It is about 2,700 kilometres away from the nearest land in all directions. Also known ...